2001 TAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held February 28 – March 3 at the GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] This was the final tournament before the TAAC changed its name to its current moniker, the Atlantic Sun.

2001 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams10
SiteGSU Sports Arena
Atlanta, GA
ChampionsGeorgia State (2nd title)
Winning coachLefty Driesell (1st title)
MVPThomas Terrell (Georgia State)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
2000–01 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Georgia State162 .889295  .853
Troy126 .6671912  .613
Jacksonville117 .6111810  .643
Stetson117 .6111712  .586
Samford117 .6111514  .517
Mercer108 .5561315  .464
Jacksonville State612 .333919  .321
Campbell513 .278721  .250
Florida Atlantic513 .278724  .226
Central Florida315 .167823  .258
2001 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-seeded Georgia State defeated Troy State in the championship game, 79–55, to win their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.

The Panthers, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

Format

With no teams joining or leaving the conference, the field remained set at ten. All teams were eligible for the tournament, seeded based on their conference records.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, February 28
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 1
Semifinals
Friday, March 2
Championship
Saturday, March 3
            
1 Georgia State 96
9 Florida Atlantic 57
9 Florida Atlantic 70
8 Campbell 65
1 Georgia State 66
4 Samford 56
5 Jacksonville 41
4 Samford 44
1 Georgia State 79
2 Troy State 55
3 Stetson 71
6 Mercer 67
3 Stetson 69
2 Troy State 78
7 Jacksonville State 57
10 UCF 100
2 Troy State 89
10 UCF 68

References

  1. "2000-2001 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
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